Nong Khai

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Nong Khai is a riverside town in northeastern Thailand on the Mekong River, known as a key gateway to Laos and the nearby capital city of Vientiane.

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Nong Khai canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
administrativeRole capital of Nong Khai Province
borderCrossingType international land border
borderWith Laos
climateType tropical savanna climate
connectedToByBridge Laos
Vientiane Prefecture
linked to: Vientiane
country Thailand
currency Thai baht
distanceToBangkok_km approximately 620
distanceToVientiane_km approximately 20
hasBorderCheckpoint Nong Khai–Vientiane border crossing
hasBridgeConnection First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
hasBridgeOpeningYear 1994
hasRailConnectionTo Bangkok
hasRailwayStation Nong Khai railway station
hasRoadConnectionTo Bangkok
Udon Thani
hasTourismType cultural tourism
river tourism
isGatewayTo Laos
Vientiane
isRiversideTown true
knownFor Buddhist temples
Mekong River views
Naga fireball festival
cross-border trade
proximity to Laos
riverside markets
locatedIn Nong Khai Province
locatedInRegion Northeastern Thailand
locatedOnRiver Mekong River
mainEconomicActivities agriculture
tourism
trade
nearbyCity Vientiane
oppositeBankCity Tha Na Laeng
oppositeBankCountry Laos
partOfEconomicRegion Greater Mekong Subregion
primaryLanguage Thai
provinceCapitalSinceCentury 20th century
region Isan
regionalLanguage Isan Lao
linked to: Isan
riverBank south bank of the Mekong River
timezone Indochina Time
UTC+7
transportRole major transit point between Thailand and Laos

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